diff --git a/scene/main/node.cpp b/scene/main/node.cpp
index 9fe529155e5..f22c697eba1 100644
--- a/scene/main/node.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/node.cpp
@@ -3436,20 +3436,6 @@ void Node::queue_free() {
 	}
 }
 
-void Node::set_import_path(const NodePath &p_import_path) {
-#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
-	data.import_path = p_import_path;
-#endif
-}
-
-NodePath Node::get_import_path() const {
-#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
-	return data.import_path;
-#else
-	return NodePath();
-#endif
-}
-
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 static void _add_nodes_to_options(const Node *p_base, const Node *p_node, List<String> *r_options) {
 	if (p_node != p_base && !p_node->get_owner()) {
@@ -3853,9 +3839,6 @@ void Node::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_editor_description", "editor_description"), &Node::set_editor_description);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_editor_description"), &Node::get_editor_description);
 
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_set_import_path", "import_path"), &Node::set_import_path);
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_get_import_path"), &Node::get_import_path);
-
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_unique_name_in_owner", "enable"), &Node::set_unique_name_in_owner);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("is_unique_name_in_owner"), &Node::is_unique_name_in_owner);
 
@@ -3866,8 +3849,6 @@ void Node::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_set_property_pinned", "property", "pinned"), &Node::set_property_pinned);
 #endif
 
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::NODE_PATH, "_import_path", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_NO_EDITOR | PROPERTY_USAGE_INTERNAL), "_set_import_path", "_get_import_path");
-
 	{
 		MethodInfo mi;
 
diff --git a/scene/main/node.h b/scene/main/node.h
index 35562339ab0..ac437c45bdc 100644
--- a/scene/main/node.h
+++ b/scene/main/node.h
@@ -183,9 +183,6 @@ private:
 		StringName name;
 		SceneTree *tree = nullptr;
 
-#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
-		NodePath import_path; // Path used when imported, used by scene editors to keep tracking.
-#endif
 		String editor_description;
 
 		Viewport *viewport = nullptr;
@@ -740,9 +737,6 @@ public:
 	//hacks for speed
 	static void init_node_hrcr();
 
-	void set_import_path(const NodePath &p_import_path); //path used when imported, used by scene editors to keep tracking
-	NodePath get_import_path() const;
-
 	bool is_owned_by_parent() const;
 
 	void clear_internal_tree_resource_paths();